
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Porto Beach today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Porto Beach at 12PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Porto Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
211 | 199 | 246 | 193 | 124 | 201 | 203 | 261 | 175 | 234 | 234 | 481 | 204 | 201 | 287 | 291 | 291 | 283 | 246 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 180 | 180 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:20AM1.10m | 3:22PM1.44m | 3:53AM0.90m | 4:14PM1.46m | 6:11AM0.83m | 5:10PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:24AM0.38m | 10:21PM0.48m | 9:02AM0.57m | 11:54PM0.37m | 9:50AM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
98 | 199 | 246 | 193 | 121 | 201 | 203 | 261 | 175 | 234 | 192 | 481 | 204 | 201 | 287 | 291 | 291 | 283 | 246 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 180 | 180 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | W 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | SSW 8 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
211 | 95 | 57 | 85 | 124 | 88 | 86 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 234 | 3 | 109 | 123 | 66 | 65 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 23 | 72 | 104 | 148 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | S 10 | S 10 | W 4 | SSE 14 | W 4 | SSE 13 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 15 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 19 |
10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 51 | 50 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 46 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 45 | 22 | 14 | 58 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 4 | W 6 | W 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 13 | 33 | — | — | — | 18 | 25 | 89 | 128 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 142 | 56 | 33 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 142 | 177 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 56 | 109 | 19 | 19 |
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